Posted on 06/19/2002 1:54:11 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
I just received official word that our settlement with the LAT/WP in their alleged copyright infringement and unfair competion suit against Free Republic (click Source link above for complete history of the case) is completely finalized with the court. I do not have a copy of the final order yet, but the basic terms are as follows:
- Unless we receive prior written permission on an article by article basis, Free Republic agrees to continue posting only excerpts (as allowed by fair use) and links from any of the LAT/WP or related publications.
- Free Republic agrees to remove all full text copies of any LAT/WP and related publications copyrighted articles from its archives and servers and to destroy all copies of same.
- Neither party is awarded any damages, attorney fees or costs except that Free Republic agrees to pay the Los Angeles Times $5,000 and the Washington Post $5,000 (these negotiated amounts have already been paid).
I will post the entire final order including the list of related publications as soon as I receive a copy and get it scanned in.
Well, my fingers are not cold and dead and my keyboard has not been ripped away. While this is not entirely a win for FR, neither is it a crushing defeat. Free Republic is alive and well and the fight against liberalism continues on. It's a crying shame that the hallowed words of the WP/LAT will no longer grace our pages, but, somehow, I am sure we will manage to live on without them.
And despite what our detractors may say, we have not committed any crimes or broken any laws and we have not admitted to any guilt. We have negotiated a mutual agreement and settlement with the LAT/WP and have agreed upon satisfactory terms for continuing forward without having to spend the rest of our lives in court.
Many thanks to all of you for your past and continuing support.
Regards.
Jim Robinson
I'm sure they're more p'd off then us. Their jaws drop when they see how fast the freepathons are and how much money is raised.
VIVA FREE REPUBLIC!!!
As I wrote in our last interchange, there are potential benefits, consequences unintended by our opponents, when we don't post their entire article.
Now I hope the moderators will let us post our own titles in the place of the misleading ones the editors at those lamestream institutions choose.
Afterall, when we change the titles, we are posting less of their text in addition to adding our own commentary. <G>
Que viva La Republica Libre!!!!!
YEEEE HAW! :)
You yelled at me two years ago for me saying EXACTLY that! I'm still a little out of sorts from your vicious tongue lashing! ;^)
This was an ill advised battle to join from the start. Bleeding their enemies dry is what these big stinkpit propaganda and evil-forced bullies do. Their guys and gals are on salary - it was either destroy FR or focus on litigating against the kid who stole the 5 What-a-Burger coupon inserts from a Fairfax paper box in mid '73. The case is still active: "Washington Post Corporation vs. Larry Klayman".
Let's not even link to the clowns- let them see what happens to their web site when their propaganda is no longer posted on the greatest online forum.
Was there ever an appeal to the supreme Court? Just curious.
Plus the fact that not all are as stupid as they are.
Getting your story and your publication mentioned on FR to hundreds of thousands of people who otherwise would never see it is a plus not a minus.
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